Evening child care available at YMCA

January 10, 2023 (Volume 46, Number 9)
Article by Michele Coffill

the David D. Hunting branch of the YMCA of Greater Grand Rapids is pictured with a sign to GVSU's Pew campus in the foreground

Child care services for children of GVSU students, faculty and staff members will be provided at the YMCA's David D. Hunting location.

Photo Credit: Kendra Stanley-Mills

A partnership with the YMCA of Greater Grand Rapids allows students, faculty and staff to enroll their children in an evening child care program.

Child care services for children 6 weeks to 5 years old will be provided only at the David D. Hunting location (475 Lake Michigan Dr. NW, Grand Rapids) on Mondays-Thursdays from 5:30-9:30 p.m. GVSU students and employees will pay $35 per evening of care, with a semester-long commitment. They do not have to be YMCA members to participate.

The program began in the fall semester as a Strategic Enrollment Management Plan recommendation to assist student parents who have evening classes.

More information about the program is available on the YMCA website and the Children's Enrichment Center website.